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Author Talk with Harold “Noonie G” Ward
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Author Talk Featuring Harold “Noonie G” Ward

Join us in person for Harold “Noonie G” Ward’s story is more than a memoi, it’s a reckoning. Altgeld Gardens pulls back the curtain on a Chicago community too often spoken about but rarely spoken for. Through Noonie G’s voice, the realities of survival, loyalty, violence, and redemption are laid bare with honesty and purpose.

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Author Talk featuring Eghosa O. Hamilton & Gertrude Jenkins
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Join Us for an Author Talk!

Underground Books invites you to an evening of sharp insight, cultural truth‑telling, and transformative scholarship as Eghosa Obaizamomwan Hamilton sits in conversation with Gertrude Jenkins to discuss his groundbreaking new book, Articulations: A Radical Methodology for Black Pedagogy—Redefining Education through Black Women’s Hair Experiences.

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Author Talk Featurnig Teddy Riley
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Join us for an in-person chat with the amazing Teddy Riley! Get the scoop on his latest work, hear some cool stories, and maybe ask a question or two. It’s a chill chance to hang out and dive into the world of writing with a pro. Don’t miss out on this awesome event!

Grammy Award–winning R&B and hip-hop legend Teddy Riley recounts his journey from growing up in the projects in Harlem to inventing the genre New Jack Swing, selling out shows at Madison Square Garden, and creating music for Michael Jackson, Snoop Dogg, Pharrell, and more.

Community Event

Readers are Leaders Annual Jack & Jill Book Giveaway
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Readers Are Leaders Annual Book Giveaway
Hosted by Jack & Jill of America, Inc.

Saturday, January 17, 2026
3:00–5:00 PM
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Underground Books, in partnership with Jack & Jill of America, Inc., invites families to the Readers Are Leaders Children’s Book Giveaway.

This free community event celebrates literacy and encourages a love of reading among young people. Children who attend will be able to choose a book of their own, helping them build confidence, curiosity, and a personal connection to reading. Our goal is for every child to leave with a book that sparks imagination and inspires a lifelong love of learning.

Join us at Underground Books for an afternoon focused on youth, education, and community. When children read, they lead.

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Let’s Read Oak Park
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Elementary school aged children explore books and participate in hands on activities with an emphasis on cultural themes. Students will engage in interactive book readings, and select a free book of their choice to take home and encourage reading together as a family!

Space is limited to 12 per event so sign up today!

Let’s Read Oak Park is presented by St. HOPE and in sponsorship with the Sacramento Region Community Foundation.

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Let’s Read Oak Park
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CONFIRM YOUR ATTENDANCE 

Elementary school aged children explore books and participate in hands on activities with an emphasis on cultural themes. Students will engage in interactive book readings, and select a free book of their choice to take home and encourage reading together as a family!

Space is limited to 12 per event so sign up today!

Let’s Read Oak Park is presented by St. HOPE and in sponsorship with the Sacramento Region Community Foundation.

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Kathy Marshall “Finding Otho: The Search for Our Enslaved Williams Ancestors”
Discussion and Book Signing

Kathy Lynne Marshall’s lifelong infatuation with African culture was challenged when a DNA test revealed just how much European cream was in her African coffee. That sent her on an intensive search to find out more about her family’s diverse ancestry. Focusing on her maternal great-great-grandfather, Otho Williams, Kathy only knew he was born a slave in 1834 in Maryland. But who were his parents and his owner? Exactly where was his home?

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Joey Garcia’s “When Your Heart Breaks, It’s Opening to Love”
Discussion and Book Signing

Turn your heartbreak into happiness… Joey Garcia matches true stories of broken relationships with warm, wise advice that offers unexpected insights and prescriptions for healing. If you have been cheated on and you want to move forward, but don’t know how; if you feel like your world is disintegrating because the person you love has left you, or if you want closure, reading this book will help you emerge stronger and happier than you thought possible.

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Matt De La Pena / Christian Robinson “Last Stop on Market Street”
Discussion and Book Signing

Every Sunday after church, CJ and his grandma ride the bus across town. But today, CJ wonders why they don’t own a car like his friend Colby. Why doesn’t he have an iPod like the boys on the bus? How come they always have to get off in the dirty part of town? Each question is met with an encouraging answer from grandma, who helps him see the beauty—and fun—in their routine and the world around them.